'Shanghai, Apr. 26, Five years' imprisonment was the judgment passed by the First Special District Court yesterday on" Koo Ching-piao and Hsing Li-chun, the two highwaymen who robbed and attacked a Briton in Singapore Road on April 4 They waylaid Mr, S. 5, Reuben riding in rickshaw and robbed him of "a -wrist watch and a ise ring, injuring him on the heed. The robbers were later arrested by the Gordon Road police, A third member of the gang is still at large.
'Two other robbers were sentenced to prison terms in connection. with the robbery and shooting which occurred in Seymour Road on March 12, Chang Hwa-fang drew seven years, and Vu Yuesan, eight years, They' engaged the police in a gun battle after they had robbed a Korean of $2,719.50, which sum was later recovered by the police, The same men were charged with several other minor crimes.
'Hsu Ahsan drew also five years for participating in a robbery at the Hong Fung Lumber Hong' at 301 Penang Road on April 16. He was also charged with perpetrating a robbery at a coal hong in North Che. kiang Road.
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